Wars, politics & history

Siege of Tripoli

from 9 August 1551 to 15 August 1551

1551 siege of the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars. It began on 9 August 1551 in what is now Libya and lasted until 15 August 1551 (about 6 days). The setting was Tripoli. It was part of Ottoman–Habsburg Wars. Those involved included Knights Hospitaller, the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of France.

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